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Harrisburg police to use smartphones for evidence

Parking enforcement officers are now equipped with a dozen Samsung Galaxy II phones to ping license plate numbers. A unique app on the phone can look up any outstanding unpaid parking tickets, as well as if a car is stolen.

ABC27

Updated:
01/30/2013 02:21:55 AM EST

It's now a lot tougher to avoid -- and fight -- a parking ticket in the city of Harrisburg, thanks to smartphone technology ABC27 reports.

Parking enforcement officers are now equipped with a dozen Samsung Galaxy II phones to ping license plate numbers. A unique app on the phone can look up any outstanding unpaid parking tickets, as well as if a car is stolen.

Officers can also take a picture of a car next to the expired meter or "no parking" sign, which makes it harder to fight in court.